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This course examines sociological and anthropological perspectives on the nature of the social. It considers questions such as: what is the social; what is the relation between the individual and society; how is the social lived and experienced; and wow do we understand the everyday. It examines the social as idea, concept and experience through themes such as biography and selfhood, identity and difference, power and freedom, nature and culture, and state and nation.

In this course, students explore theoretical perspectives that examine child and adolescent development including the bio-psycho-social basis of development and developmental neuroscience, intersubjectivity, the social self in childhood and adolescence, gender development, impact of formal education, and topical issues in child and adolescent psychology.

This is an introductory course in the field of IR. It provides an overview of the plurality of the discipline, from foreign policy and institutionalism to postmodern and feminist approaches. It focuses on four aspects: theory, topics, reflexive practice, and research. The theories and topics are the backbone of the course, discussing different theoretical approaches and related themes every week through readings and presentations. Reflexive practice comes in the form of a simulation game, in which direct experiences are connected to the theoretical and empirical content of the course. In the research part, students learn how to apply IR theory meaningfully to concrete case studies.